Clothes-hanging means



F. A. CURTIS.

CLOTHES HANGING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED 050.1 1918.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.v

'INVLNTOR 0W a. M217,

UNITED STATES rarest orrlcu.

FREDERIG A. CURTIS, 075 TOLEDO, OHIO, AS$IGNOB O1? TI-IREE-FOURTHS T0 JOHN U. WILL AND ONE-FOURTH TO ALBERT V/ANNER, BOTH OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

CLOTHES-EANGING MEANS.

Application filed December 16, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnnnruo A. CURTIS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of @hio, have invented a certain new and useful Clothes-Hanging Means; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to racks or hanging means for use in connection with the drying of clothes, and has for its object the provision of a simple, improved and efiicient device of this character, which is capable of accommodating a large number of articles of clothes of various shapes and sizes, and which is adapted to be compactly folded when not in use. Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description.

While the invention in its broader aspect is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figures 1 and 2 are top plan and edge views, respectively, of a rack embodying the invention. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of one of the sections thereof, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the rack with an article attached thereto.

The rack or clothes hanger illustrated in the drawings as embodying my invention, is made of wire and comprises a plurality of sections 1, which are connected together for relative pivotal or folding movements and in an desired number depending on the desired length of the rack or hanger.

Each section 1 comprises a single piece of wire bent centrally of its ends to form the cross bar 2, the coils 3, 3 at the ends of said bar, and the side arms or leg portions 4, a which extend across the respective coils 3, 3 substantially in transverse relation to the cross bar, and have their inner ends connected to the respective coils through the medium of loops 5 which extend from the coils in a plane substantiallytransverse to. the cross bar. The outer end of each arm a Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Nov. 2, 1920.

Serial No. 266,905.

is provided with a loop, hook or eye 6 for engagement with a loop 5 of the adjoining section, as shown.

Each coil 3 has its center preferably transversely offset from the longitudinal axis of the bar 2, and the loop 5 is disposed at the far side of the coil with respect to the bar axis, thereby causing a doubling of the wire in the coil at points intermediate the bar and loop 5 at the inner side of the coil to provide lapped portions 7 and 8, which yieldingly coact to grip articles therebetween, as illustrated in Fig. l. Each arm 4 extends across its loop and is intended to have yielding article gripping coaction with the coil at opposite sides of its center. It is preferable, but net necessary, to make each arm 4% of bowed form to render the rack longitudinally elastic to a greater or less extent.

In putting up the rack for use, it is evident that the arms or legs 4 of the section disposed at one end of the rack may be engaged to hooks 9 on any suitable support, and that the loops 5 of the section disposed at the other end of the rack may be connected to hooks, or other suitable supports, through the medium of turn buckles 10, or vice versa, thus facilitating a tightening of the rack to take up slack therein.

It is evident in the use of my rack that articles of various shapes and sizes may be attached to various coils thereof, strung from one coil to another, either lengthwise, crosswise or diagonally of the rack, and without the use of pins or other holding devices, or hang on the crossbar 2 or leg portions at, as desired, thereby taking care of a large number of clothes. It is also evident that the rack may be compactly folded, one section over the other, when not in use.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction, arrangement or form of the parts, as it is capable of numerous modifications without departing from the spirit of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. A clothes hanging member comprising a wire shaped to form a cross bar terminating at its ends in coils, with the outer end terminal of each coil extending therefrom transversely of the cross bar to form arms,

and .means attached to opposite ends of the arms to suspend the member with the arms in substantially horizontal position.

2. A clothes hanging member comprising a wire shaped to form-a cross bar terminating at its ends in, coils, with the outer end bar axis and then extending across the coil terminal of each coil extending across the coil in gripping coaction therewith and thence away from the coil transversely of the cross bar. 1

3. A clothes hanging member comprising a wire shaped to form a cross bar terminat- 'a wire shaped to form a cross bar terminat ing at its ends in coils with their axes dis posed at oneside of the longitudinal axis of the cross bar, each coil having overlapping article gripping portions at the inner side thereof, and the outer end terminal of each coil, being looped without the coil at the side of its axis remote from the cross in article gripping coaction therewith and for a distance beyond thecoil.

5. A clothes hanger comprising a plurality of sections each formed of wire shaped to provide a cross bar terminatingat its ends in coils with the outer end terminal of each coil looped at one side of the coil and thence extending across the coil substantially transverse to the cross bar and a distance beyond the coil and being hingedly connected at its end to the adjacent loop of an adjoining section. V

6. A clothes hanger comprising a plurality of sections each formed of Wire shaped to provide a cross bar which terminates at its ends. in coils having overlapping article gripping portions at their inner sides, the outer end terminal of each coil being looped at one side of the coil toengage With the leg of an adjoining section andthence eX tending across the coil in gripping 'coaction therewith and substantially transverse to the cross bar and having its end extended beyond the coil and in loose hooked engagement withthe loop of a respective coil of an adjoining section. V

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto signed my nameto this specification.

FREDERIG A. CURTIS. 

